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Stoke Newington 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: 5. Bacteriological examinations:—

5. Bacteriological examinations:—

Tubercle bacilli present74
,, „ absent277
351

Table: 6. Attendances, etc., at Dispensary :—

6. Attendances, etc., at Dispensary :—

Total number of attendances1,321
Systematic examinations at above1,019
Number of letters written837
Number of visits to patients at their homes94
Number of patients sent to sanatorium, etc.62

Table: Number of attendances at:—

Number of attendances at:—

X-Ray department66
Dental ,,2
Other ,,7

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Tuberculosis Nurse.—The Borough employs a part-time
nurse who gives 3 days weekly to visiting in the homes for preparing
reports on home circumstances and for giving advice. A very
necessary and important part of her duty is to keep in touch with
all the cases on the register kept by the Medical Officer of Health,
and she must be specially well versed in the conditions and circumstances
of those patients attending the Dispensary.

Table: The Nurse's work for 1934 is as follows :—

The Nurse's work for 1934 is as follows :—

Initial Home Visits106
Following up Visits1,502
Attendances at the Dispensary and Care Committee Meetings49
Total1,657

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Extra Nourishment.—The allowances of extra nourishment
[???] necessitous cases cost £113 8s. 10d. during the year.